Wire-stretcher.



J. B. DAVIS & F. S. ADAMS.

WIRE STRETGHER.

APPLICATION FILED pno.2s,19o7.

945,493. Patented Jan.4,1910.

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ATENT neon.

JOHN B. DAVIS AND FRED S. ADAMS, OF WISN'EB, NEBRASKA.

WIRE-STRETCHER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN B. DAVIS and FRED S. ADAMS, citizens of theUnited States, and residents of Visner, in the county of Cuming andState of Nebraska, have invented a new and Improved ire-Stretcher, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved fence wirestretcher, which is simple and durable in construction, easily applied,very effective in operation and arranged to permit properly stretchingthe wire between posts or around a corner post, and to hold thestretched wire until it is fastened in place, and without danger ofcausing any slack between the post and the stretcher, and to allow ofreadily splicing adjacent wires without the stretcher being in the wayof the operator making the splice.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same, which will be more fully described hereinafter and thenpointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying draw ings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improvement as applied forstretching a wire between posts; Fig. 2 is a like view of theimprovement as applied for splicing the ends of adjacent wires, and Fig.3 is an enlarged sectional plan View of the improvement as applied forstretching a wire around a corner post.

The hand lever A of the wire stretcher is provided at one end with aclip B engaged by a link C provided with a swivel D carrying the grabhook E for engaging the wire F to be stretched, as indicated in Fig. 1.The other end of the hand lever A is provided with an oblong orelongated ring G engaged by the eye H of a rod H, having a plurality ofhooks H H spaced apart and adapted to engage the wire F to be stretched;to hold the stretcher in a locked position for the time being and ashereinafter more fully described. On one side of the hand lever A aresecured a plurality of spaced eyes I, either of which is adapted to beengaged by an ordinary hook J on one end of a chain K, provided at theother end with a grab hook L.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. December 23, 1907.

Patented Jan. 4, 1910.

Serial No. 407,697.

The device is used as follows: When stretching the wire F from a post Ntoward the next following post N, as shown in Fig. 1, then the operatorplaces the chain K around the post. N and then hooks the grab hook L onone of the links of the chain K, after which the grab hook E is engagedwith the wire F to be stretched, and then the hand lever A is swung overin the direction of the arrow at, so that the hand lever A turns on thehook J as the fulcrum, and the grab hook E pulls the wire F in thedirection toward the post N. hen the wire has been stretched to thedesired degree, then the operator engages one of the hooks H or H (asshown the hook H with the wire F, thus locking the hand lever A inposition. The operator can now fasten the wire F to the post N by theuse of a staple O, as indicated in Fig. 1. After the wire is fastened asdescribed, the hooks H and E are disengaged from the wire F, and thenthe chain K is disengaged from the post N and the device is transferredto the next following post, and the above-described operation isrepeated, to draw the wire F taut and fasten the same to the post N inthe same manner as above described in reference to the post. N.

When it is desired to splice adjacent wires F, F between adjacent postsN N then the grab hook L is engaged with the wire F while the grab hookE is connected with the wire F and then the lever A is swung intoposition to draw the wires F, F sufliciently taut between the posts N Nfor making the splice, the stretcher being locked in posi tion by one ofthe hooks H or H (as shown the hook H engaging the wire F The operatorcan now conveniently splice the ends of the wires F, F in a veryconvenient manner, as the stretcher does not interfere with the splicingof the wires.

When it is desired to stretch the wire around a corner post N asillustrated in Fig. 3, then the grab hook E is connected with the wire Fand the clip end of the hand lever A is applied on the corner post. N atthe rear side thereof, to permit the operator to swing the hand lever Aforwardly, using the post N as a fulcrum, thus causing the grab hook Eto draw the Wire taut at the post N One of the hooks H H of the lockingrod H is then engaged with the wire F to hold the stretcher in a lockedposition, and thus enable the operator to fasten the stretched wire tothe corner post N by the use of a staple or other fas' tening means.

By the arrangement described the operator can conveniently manipulatethe stretcher with a view to stretch the wires between posts and aroundposts, and also to allow of making a splice between the ends of adjacentwires. By having the grab hooks E and L, the wire is securely taken holdof without danger of slipping while drawing the wire taut.

lVhen the device is not in use its parts can be conveniently folded upin a comparatively small space, for carrying it about from place toplace or for storing.

The device is very simple and durable in construction, composed ofcomparatively few parts, not liable easily to get out of order.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent:

1. A wire stretcher comprising a hand lever provided at one end with aclip and at the other end with an oblong ring rigidly secured to thelever, a locking rod engaging the said ring and having a plurality ofhooks for engaging the wire to be stretched, a link engaging the saidclip, a swivel connected with the said link, a grab hook on the saidswivel, a plurality of spaced eyes on one side of the hand lever andspaced from the eye of the said clip, a chain having an ordinary hook onone end, and a grab hook on the other end, the said ordinary hook beingadapted to engage one of the said spaced eyes.

2. A wire stretcher, comprising a hand lever provided with a clip at oneend and ring at the other end, a link loosely engaging the clip, aswivelhaving one member thereof loosely engaging the link, a grab hook looselyengaging the other member of the swivel, a locking rod loosely engagingthe ring of the lever and having a plurality of hooks arranged one abovethe other, a chain having a grab hook at one end, and means fordetachably and adjustably connecting the other end of the chain with thelever adjacent to the end having the clip.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN B. DAVIS. FRED S. ADAMS.

itnesses J NO. I. DAVIS, ALFRED S. JOHNSON.

